Former footballer-turned-boxer Curtis Woodhouse has been championed by the likes of Lennox Lewis and John Prescott after he put a Twitter troll in his place by driving to confront him on his doorstep.

The ex-England Under 21 player lost his English light-welterweight title on points to Shane Singleton on Friday night and he was branded a 'disgrace' on the social networking site by 'Jimmyob88', who has reportedly been abusing Woodhouse on Twitter for months.

The 32-year-old former tough-tackling midfield midfielder - who switched sports to boxing aged 26 - was so enraged with the abuse that he offered £1,000 to anyone who could help him find the culprit.

Woodhouse kept his swiftly-increasing number of followers updated on his progress as he honed in on 'Jimbob'.

He tweeted a picture of a street sign on the road which Jimbob lives with the words, 'Right Jimbob im here', adding: 'Someone tell me what number he lives at or do I have to knock on every door #itsshowtime.'